Coast Guard assists in search for man on Lake Conroe, Texas

HOUSTON – The Coast Guard is assisting the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department in the search for a 54-year-old man who went missing Friday evening on Lake Conroe, Texas.

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston was notified of an ongoing search on Conroe Lake at 7 a.m., and launched an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew at 9 a.m. to assist.

At sunset Friday evening a good Samaritan located a canoe adrift on Lake Conroe and reported it to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff’s department identified the owner of the boat and contacted his family. With their assistance, the sheriff’s department located the missing man’s vehicle on the south end of Lake Conroe.